Police are appealing for information as part of their ongoing enquiries into an attempted robbery which took place at The Rigg Service Station in Belhaven Road Dunbar around 7.40pm on Sunday evening.
A man entered the premises and demanded money from the cashier while brandishing a knife. She refused and activated an alarm, causing the man to flee.
The suspect is described as white, aged 20 to 30 years, around 5ft 10ins tall, of stocky build on top and with slimmer legs.
He was wearing a blue balaclava/hat with holes cut out for the eyes and mouth, which had two white horizontal stripes or a white pattern close to the eyes.
He was wearing a dark grey hooded top with a dark-coloured rectangular patch across the chest with green/yellow writing, black gloves, black trousers and black trainers.
Detective Sergeant Jamie Gilmore of Dalkeith CID said: “This was a brazen attempt to rob a local business and I want to commend the cashier for her bravery during this incident.
“Anyone who may have seen the suspect in the area, or have any information about his identity, is urged to contact us as soon as possible.”
Those with information can contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 3533 of 7th October, or report this anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
